Moon calendar

September 2048

  1. 1 38%
  2. 2 29%
  3. 3 20%
  4. 4 13%
  5. 5 7%
  6. 6 3%
  7. 7 1%
  8. 8 New
  9. 9 2%
  10. 10 7%
  11. 11 14%
  12. 12 22%
  13. 13 32%
  14. 14 43%
  15. 15 First qtr
  16. 16 66%
  17. 17 76%
  18. 18 85%
  19. 19 92%
  20. 20 97%
  21. 21 99%
  22. 22 Full
  23. 23 97%
  24. 24 93%
  25. 25 88%
  26. 26 81%
  27. 27 72%
  28. 28 64%
  29. 29 Last qtr
  30. 30 45%

Events in September 2048

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

  2. 11:57 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

  3. 6:27 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

  4. 5:14 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

  5. 2:14 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

  6. 2:24 AM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

  7. 2:11 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

  8. 7:12 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

  9. 2:04 AM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

  10. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.

  11. 11:59 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

  12. 5:44 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

  13. 12:46 AM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  14. 4:00 AM

    September equinox

    Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.

  15. 5:56 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

  16. 7:32 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

  17. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

  18. 8:06 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

  19. 10:45 PM

    Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.

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